There are several ways to calculate stairs with a landing, I'll cover the easiest method i'vet found, which uses the RedX Stairs app
The images below are an example of what we the app will generate.
Measurements Required:
Here is the information you will need to enter into the app.
Stair total rise
Stringer width
Next select how the stair will connect at the top.
Stair Plan:
With the required measurements entered the app will then automatically generate
Stair side view plan
Stringer layout plan
List of stair details
Stair Customization
There are many things we can do to customize the stair plan to make it work for any type of stair
Number of Steps
You set how many steps(risers) the stair will have. By changing the number of steps this will change the step heights.
Landing Details
Landing location (you can have tell the app on what step the the landing will be at)
Landing width
Top stringer landing support (see image below)
Stair Angle Details
Stair angle
Single step run
Changing any one of these will change the angle of your stair.
Tread Details
Tread Thickness
Riser Thickness
Nosing Width
View measurements
Now you can have a look at the Top and Bottom stringer measurements
Save And Load Jobs
Now that you are done creating your plan lets go over how we can Save and load stair plans to the app for later use.
Saving a Job
Tap on the Save this Job button just above the plan, then tap on Name This Job to add a name. After that tap on the Save button!
Loading a Job
Tap on the Load A Job button just above the plan, then select the job you want to open and then tap on Load.
Print and Share The Plan
Tap on the Print button just above the plan, then select the printer you would like to print to.
Export as PDF
Tap on the Share button just above the plan. This will create a PDF version of the plan that you can share with other apps. For example you can save the PDF to your phone, email it, or send it in a text.
Save To Photos
Tap on the Save To Photos button just above the plan. The app will ask you permission to save the plan to your photos, tap on accept and thats it! The plan will have been saved to your photos.
Conclusion
Now that we went over the basics on how to create and calculate Straight stair plans on the RedX Stair app, you now have a powerful tool to help you calculate and design straight stairs. There are lots of other great features like Straight Stairs, Spiral Stairs, Corner Stairs, Winder Stairs and others...
Do you think this is something that you would use? Let me know in the comments.
Thank you to all of you who have made it this far!
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